diff --git a/crd-generator/api/src/main/java/io/fabric8/crd/generator/CRDGenerationInfo.java b/crd-generator/api/src/main/java/io/fabric8/crd/generator/CRDGenerationInfo.java
index 08db83f90b3..8b971a6cf96 100644
--- a/crd-generator/api/src/main/java/io/fabric8/crd/generator/CRDGenerationInfo.java
+++ b/crd-generator/api/src/main/java/io/fabric8/crd/generator/CRDGenerationInfo.java
@@ -36,8 +36,9 @@ public Map<String, Map<String, CRDInfo>> getCRDDetailsPerNameAndVersion() {
   }
 
   void add(String crdName, String version, URI fileURI) {
+    String filePath = fileURI.getScheme().equals("mem") ? fileURI.toString() : new File(fileURI).getAbsolutePath();
     crdNameToVersionToCRDInfoMap.computeIfAbsent(crdName, k -> new HashMap<>())
-      .put(version, new CRDInfo(crdName, version, new File(fileURI).getAbsolutePath(), ClassDependenciesVisitor.getDependentClassesFromCRDName(crdName)));
+      .put(version, new CRDInfo(crdName, version, filePath, ClassDependenciesVisitor.getDependentClassesFromCRDName(crdName)));
   }
 
   public int numberOfGeneratedCRDs() {